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IBM Db2 Database vs Tibero comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Db2 Database
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tibero
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
33rd
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of IBM Db2 Database is 6.6%, down from 7.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tibero is 1.5%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Db2 Database6.6%
Tibero1.5%
Other91.9%
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Featured Reviews

Sathyan K - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder, Director at perfTech Solutions Pvt Ltd
Database has secured high-volume transactions and supports fast, compliant workflow processing
Sterling B2B Integrator is a highly transactional-oriented application, which can be described as an OLTP application. Any data that flows through the application is stored in the database for each step that it performs. IBM Db2 Database helps the application work much faster from an OLTP perspective. IBM Db2 Database is SSL enabled, which means that from the security point of view, any access to the database is through SSL. Additionally, all compliance-related aspects have been taken care of from the database point of view, including database encryption and security-related features. It is highly scalable, and its performance related to database pruning is very good. It can be scaled vertically or horizontally so that data insertions and data access are much faster and more secure compared to how Oracle or other databases work.
CL
Consultant at TechData BIMA JSC
A stable and cost-effective tool that is fully compatible with Oracle
We are a solution provider and Tibero is one of the database products that we implement for our customers. All applications for Oracle work with Tibero and don't need to be customized The most valuable feature is compatibility with the Oracle database. If you have knowledge of Oracle then you…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Its functionality and availability are valuable. Its availability is great. It is available 99.99% of the time."
"As part of your licensing with IBM, you get access to their case system, which lets you raise incidents related to software or hardware. This system is helpful for problem determination and quickly identifying issues."
"Db2 is a very old product, but also a very stable product."
"The most valuable features of this solution are security and stability."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of the IBM Db2 Database is the ease of use, and the ability to do query writing of any SQL statement and have an output."
"The IBM Db2 Database is trusted, and IT effort is less than any other product."
"The product is very reliable and stable, and we used to receive prompt responses from IBM on support."
"It is incredibly fast, much faster than Oracle in terms of compiling and processing speeds, very reliable and secure, never crashes or gets overloaded, the true data never gets falsified or corrupted, it is very easy to port your projects over, and it is considerably cheaper than any other software on the market."
"Migration from Oracle to Tibero is very easy and it took us about ten minutes."
"Tibero has the mission to deliver reliable performance with a lower ownership cost."
"Tibero is very easy to setup and maintain."
"The most valuable feature is compatibility with the Oracle database."
"Tibero is a relational database management system, which supports disaster recovery, active cluster, active storage, etc."
"A huge benefit of Tibero is its licensing costs are low."
"Tibero uses Hyper-Threading architecture, which is incredibly fast."
 

Cons

"The data table names are very short which is not user-friendly compared to the Oracle SQL server. It should have longer column and table names."
"I would like to see better support for advanced analytics."
"Performance is something that can be improved with DB2."
"The management of Db2 should be simplified because there are not too many specialists in this area, and the learning curve of Db2 specialists is very long."
"The solution's UI hasn't been upgraded. The solution’s UI is an area to improve because the solution was developed long ago."
"GUI needs improvement."
"Integration with other services could use some improvement. Currently, we are using Informatica ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) and the data is not loading as expected between the Db2 database and Informatica."
"The price should be lower."
"In PL/SQL code, there is a scope of improvement. We expect more PL/SQL packages should be included in the next release."
"There could be more user friendly FAQs online and included in the software."
"Manual installation is a bit tricky, but one can get used to it."
"The knowledge base is quite small and should be expanded."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's pricing is fine."
"Among Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and Db2, Microsoft SQL Server is the cheapest one, and Oracle is the most expensive one. Db2 is in the middle. As compared to SQL Server, its price could go down. It will be good for customers."
"It is expensive. The price depends on the size of the machine on which you are installing the Db2 and the features you are using. It also depends on the country. IBM has different policies and different options for payment for this product."
"There is a license for this solution and we pay every three years."
"We normally handle large size businesses and as far as I am aware, the license is negotiable based on the number of users and the quantitative data."
"It is expensive when compared to other products."
"I think that everyone knows that with IBM the standard price is higher than the others."
"Compared to Oracle, it is so much cheaper."
"The overall costs are very low compared to Oracle."
"The price of Tibero is cheaper than that of Oracle."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Construction Company
7%
Government
16%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
 

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Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise48
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Db2 Database?
IBM Db2 is an expensive solution. While I am not heavily involved with pricing, additional companies provide capabilities or products like those from BMC, which many installations might also purchase.
What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Database?
A potential area of improvement is better documentation. From an educational perspective, it is difficult for people to understand IBM Db2 Database much faster compared to databases such as Oracle ...
What is your primary use case for IBM Db2 Database?
We use IBM Db2 Database for B2B Integrator, specifically Sterling B2B Integrator, which requires a database to store all configuration details. Any workflow that is created, any configuration messa...
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Sample Customers

Knorr-Bremse, Mizuho Bank Ltd., Australian Government Department of Defence, SCHWENK Zement, Friedhelm Loh Group, YAZAKI Europe Limited, Ekornes ASA, Baldor Electric, VSN Systemen BV, Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, PLANSEE Group, TE Connectivity, Hansgrohe SE, Openmatics, University of Toronto
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